how Maria Toorpakai Wazir pretended to be a boy, defied the Taliban, and became a world famous squash player
Lord, Michelle
2019
A picture book biography of squash player Maria Toorpakai Wazir of Pakistan who pretended to be a boy as a young girl and defied the Taliban in order to play her sport.
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